“Hwuuu…”

 

The distant sound of someone sobbing echoed familiarly.

 

Was a banshee crying again?

 

The voices that sounded were quite a bit different from one, though.

 

“Hwuuuuu…”

 

“You can stop.”

 

Oh, was it just a dream?

 

A dark room slowly became clearer. I’d seen this room before.

 

As the darkness surrounding me gradually ebbed away, I saw a woman crying, standing in front of a balcony and rubbing the heel of her palm against her chest. A man was moving closer to her.

 

I couldn’t see their faces, but a strange sense of familiarity washed over me. The thought of having met this couple somewhere else passed me by.

 

Oh, that’s right. I had had a dream like this once before.

 

Yes, in another place, at another time, that woman had been smiling wickedly, and that man…

 

“Isn’t it time you stopped with the bad acting?”

 

The woman quit her wailing. “What if I don’t want to?”

 

“Ah, you’re really driving me crazy.”

 

“As expected, it doesn’t work on you,” I couldn’t see it, but I could feel the woman sneering. “You’re so annoying, you know that, right?”

 

The sadness ailing her vanished in an instant, something menacing gracing her features instead. I still couldn’t see what she looked like, but I felt the aggression dripping from her echoing and settling in my bones.

 

The man looming over her seemed to be very angry. “You turned the court banquet into a damn circus show. Have you no shame?”

 

“That girl was asking for it. What did you want me to do?”

 

“Did you fight with her just cause she asked you a question? Why don’t you pick a fight with the entire world then?”

 

“You weren’t even there, so what do you know? Right, it must’ve been your little sister that told you. Of course, she must have chosen her side again. She always does.”

 

The woman gave a bitter laugh, the air turning sullen.

 

“Watch your mouth.”

 

“Oh, don’t deny it, you know it’s true. And what if I don’t watch my mouth? Will you hit me? Don’t even joke around, because we both know you won’t.”

 

I was starting to worry a little for the woman.

 

She was deliberately targeting her opponent’s weak spots, his rage already reaching its breaking point. The harsh breaths he took was the only sound that could be heard in this dark and empty room.

 

“You’re such a bad f**king girl.”

 

“And you’re so handsome,” she swooned, ridicule but also honesty honeying her sweet voice.

 

“Consider it an honor then, if you’re willing to admit it.”

 

“Hah! An honor? You?”

 

“Anything you’re dissatisfied with? Tell me, since I’m your so-called husband.”

 

“I’m dissatisfied with your existence itself.”

 

also dissatisfied with your existence, you wicked

 

The mood was strange.

 

two were seriously fighting, but they couldn’t take

 

not taking swings at each other before that. Instead, it was the distance between them that was dwindling, something

 

almost chest

 

be my appearance you’re at least

 

just came out like that, it didn’t mean anything. There are a

 

then? Hurry up

 

“You’re a damn j*rk.”

 

right?” The man came closer, as if there was

 

if you don’t participate in

 

“Hell no!”

 

“Then I won’t either!”

 

dug her nails into the back

 

her

 

these people were, and why I

 

a while now, and the sounds of heavy breaths and desperate kissing filled the dark chamber. The only source of light came from the moon raining down on the couple clutching each

 

and hopeless and wretched all at the

 

eyes

 

me. I was only a ghost in this dream, after all. Someone from the outside looking in. I

 

smiled at me—a meaningless, sad

 

The face I hadn’t

 

The woman was me.

 

that’s you…

 

Then, that man is…

 

to see, to make sense of it, but it was as if someone had turned me to stone.

 

and the room plunged into darkness. The man and the woman vanished and I lost myself

 

***

 

my eyes had me twitching, trying to

 

that came to me was the heavy feeling in my head. I tried to lift my hand, but it dropped down to the bed I was lying on like a

 

I? Who got me here? What happened at

 

up, I turned my eyes to

 

I wanted to cry.

 

like he hadn’t just gone through hell and back, but there were no words

 

just looked at him, taking him in, my eyes leaving no part of his face untouched. He

 

He looked miserable, though.

 

movement taking

 

voice was low and hoarse, almost a whisper in the soft breeze. “Why

 

It felt

 

and everything I had done in this life,

 

my

 

answered him with was low and hoarse as well, a whisper I breathed

 

“What…?”

 

been me. All I was, was an illusion. Once

 

something that had

 

with me once they realized I wasn’t what they had wanted me to be. When my brother had had enough of my sniveling and groveling and breaking

 

always been

 

“Always.”

 

it wasn’t

 

already in a situation where I’m hated without doing anything. I can’t seem to

 

I pressed hard on the bone of his cheek, wondering if he hated

 

silly joke, Izek still kept on gazing at me with that same

 

embrace me fully, enveloping me in his warmth, but he did not

 

around his wide torso and burying my head in the juncture where his shoulder and neck met, breathing in his

 

understand why my

 

had a dream, but I didn’t remember

 

at me like that. Because it’s not your fault. It’s not always all about

 

arrogant man, I

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255